MotoGP Gossip: Rossi: We must win and beat Marquez for title shot

- Valentino Rossi accepts to sustain a MotoGP world title fight he “needs start winning races” to stop Marc Marquez’s momentum (GPOne.com)

- Suzuki boss Davide Brivio wants to wait until the end of the European stretch of the season to call Alex Rins a MotoGP world title contender to keep the pressure off his rider (AS)

- Rins had a brake oil tank protective sponge stolen from his Suzuki by a Jerez track marshal while celebrating his second place at the Spanish MotoGP, which was caught on MotoGP cameras (Gazzetta Dello Sport)

- President of HRC Yoshishige Nomura puts his faith in Jorge Lorenzo and is convinced “he will do well in the next races” (Marca)

- KTM chief Stefan Pierer says Johann Zarco’s adaption to the team has been “a big disappointment” as he was expected to challenge Pol Espargaro (Speedweek)

- Ducati is set to drop its Mission Winnow branding at Le Mans due to French tobacco sponsorship laws, with personalised fairings set to be used for Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci (GPOne.com)